Angelina Pandocchi

Angelina “Gina” Pandocchi, age 92, of Wyckoff and formerly of Wayne passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2020.

Angelina was born in Newtown, PA and was one of four children to Leo and Josephine Pandocchi.  She grew up in Newtown, she attended high school and graduated with the class of 1944.  When she was seventeen years old and just after graduating, she moved to New Jersey.  Upon moving to New Jersey she first lived in Paterson.  After a while she moved to Haledon and eventually to the town of Wayne.  She remained in Wayne for many years until moving to the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff about three years ago.

Gina found work quickly after arriving in New Jersey.  She accepted a position at Bell Telephone as an Operator.  Over the years, Gina worked her way up through the ranks, eventually earning the position of Supervisor.  Bell Telephone eventually became Verizon and Gina’s career with them spanned a total of forty-five years until her retirement many years ago.

While living in New Jersey, Gina was a parishioner of St Paul’s Church in Prospect Park for many years.  Gina was extremely gifted in the art of Master Hand Knitting.  Gina was also a voracious reader, she loved picking up a copy of the latest bestselling novel and could always be found with a book in her hand.  Gina was always very independent, even at an early age and her family remembers her as being “ahead of her time.”  While living in New Jersey in her twenties, she frequented New York City where she would attend events of live orchestras and participate in Ballroom Dancing, which she was quite good at. Although Gina wasn’t married and didn’t have children of her own, she treated her many nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces as her own.  She was a loving, compassionate and warm hearted person with a wonderful sense of humor who touched the lives of many people and will be missed by everyone that knew her.

Angelina is survived by her two sisters; Margaret Favocci of Wayne, and Josephine Smith of Brandenton, FL, four nephews; Rudy Favocci of Wayne, Christopher Favocci and his wife Maria of Wayne, Stephen Smith and his wife Maryanne of Bradenton, FL, and Raymond Smith of Bradenton, FL, one niece Mary La Sala and her husband Joseph of Wayne, and ten grandnieces and grandnephews; Rebecca, Rudy III, Gina, C.J., Frank, Matthew, Morgan, Julia, Austin, Devon.  Angelina was predeceased by her sister Julia Venticinque in 2015.

Those wishing to make a donation in Angelina’s name are asked to consider Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512. http://http://littlesistersofthepoor.org/